CHANGING THE WORLD OF BODY CARE, ONE HERB AT A TIME BY ANGEL FUCHS
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uench Naturel wants to change how you look at body care products.
“We formulate with health in mind, meaning our products not only perform the task intended, but also promote optimal function and overall health,” says Allana Taylor, Quench Naturel co-owner. That is quite the claim, but Quench Naturel stands by it 100%. Founded by two friends, Taylor and Gina Mynatt-Galdi, Quench Naturel is in its second year of creating all-natural, clean body care products. The pair started off as friends, connecting when Taylor's oldest son and Mynatt-Galdi's only daughter were in fifth grade together at a Scottsdale Montessori school.
remained close even when our kids went their separate ways.” When Taylor's husband became ill a couple of years ago, consequently having to switch gears in his career, she wanted to find a way to supplement her family's income during the difficult time and mentioned that to Mynatt-Galdi. Mynatt-Galdi's daughter struggled with eczema, and she was concerned with the amount of chemicals in the products available to treat the condition, so she had developed her own formulation to help her daughter. “Gina was already making a cream for her daughter and people were loving it,” says Taylor. “When I told her I was thinking about doing sales for another company, she suggested instead I partner with her to help sell her cream.”
“We met at a school event and just connected,” says Taylor. The year was 2011, and Taylor had recently moved to the Valley from New York City. At the time, she was working in real estate and Mynatt-Galdi was running her own business in the travel and event industry.
That cream was what would evolve to become Get Whipped, Quench Naturel's moisturizing body soufflé, their first product available to consumers and a current top-seller.
“Becoming business partners was never something we'd intended,” Taylor adds. “We just shared a strong bond and
They've come quite a ways since that night in MynattGaldi's home. Today, Quench Naturel has products in four
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Thus, the idea to create clean, high-quality body care products using only natural ingredients, herbs and botanicals was born.
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